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Modern Paris, a city of glass, steel and the encroaching age of technology. Admist the babble of tourists, the endearingly clumsy Monsieur Hulot tries to reconcile the old-fashioned ways with the confusing new ways.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Playtime (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Specta Films, Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Tati, Jacques, Lagrange, Jacques, Maurice, B. (Bernard), Dennek, Barbara, Montant, Georges, Rumilly, France, Kollehoff, Reinhart, Fouché, André
Format: Video DVD
Language:French
Language Notes:In French with optional English subtitles.
Published: [United States] : Criterion Collection, [2006]
Edition:Special ed., version restaurée.
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 112.
Subjects:
Paris (France) > Social life and customs > 20th century > Drama.
Technology > 20th century > Drama.
Comedy films.
Motion pictures, French.
Foreign films.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:Modern Paris, a city of glass, steel and the encroaching age of technology. Admist the babble of tourists, the endearingly clumsy Monsieur Hulot tries to reconcile the old-fashioned ways with the confusing new ways.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1967.
A foreign film (France).
Not rated.
Special features: Disc 1. Video introduction by Terry Jones; Selected scene commentary by film historian Philip Kemp; Alternate international soundtrack. Disc 2. Au-delà de "Playtime", a short documentary with behind-the-scenes footage; "Tati story" a short biographical film about Tati; "Jacques Tati in Monsieur Hulot's work," a 1976 BBC Omnibus program featuring Tati; "Tati at the San Francisco film festival" audio interview with Tati; Video interview with script supervisor Sylvette Baudrot; "Cours du soir" a 1967 short film written by and starring Tati. Booklet: "The dance of playtime" by Jonathan Rosenbaum.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1insert.
Format:DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation enhanced for 16:9 widescreen televisions; Dolby digital stereo.
Awards:Bodil Awards : Best European Film.
Production Credits:Production manager, Michel Chauvin ; costumes, Jacques Cottin ; sound director, Jacques Maumont ; editor, Camille Laurenti ; music, Francis Lemarque and James Campbell ; DVD producer, Johanna Schiller ; restored version production, Vivendi Universal.
ISBN:1559409983
9781559409988
1604654066
9781604654066